136 animal species have become extinct in the British Isles over the past thousand years. This book describes many of these extinctions, from familiar species s

A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science.

Britain's lynx are missing, and they have been for more than a thousand years. Why have they gone? And might they come back? Britain was a very different place

Caught on camera prior to their demise, this book reveals the surprisingly rich photographic record of now-extinct animals. A photograph of an animal long-gone

Meet the incredible animals that have disappeared due to competition, mass extinctions, hunting, and human activity. Lost Animals brings back to life some of th